Shares Rise Ahead of Holiday

Updated April 30, 1998 5:32 a.m. ET

Stock prices in China rose Thursday ahead the Shanghai and Shenzhen Exchanges being closed Friday for a public holiday.

In Asian trading Thursday, the Dow Jones China 88 Index was up 1.17 to 163.54, after slipping 0.23 on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Shanghai Index was 0.88 higher to 180.84, after a 0.33-point fall in the previous session. The Dow...